{
  "id": "hobart",
  "name": "Hobart Class",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "AUS",
  "category": "Destroyer",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2015,
  "operators": [
    "AUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Hobart class is a ship class of three air warfare destroyers (AWDs) being built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Units built",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "3 ships built",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 186,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 146.7,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 18.6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "7.2 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 7000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 9260,
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "5,000 nm (5,750 mi, 9,260 km) at 18 knots"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 28,
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Embarked aircraft",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x MH-60R helicopter",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Combat Management System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Lockheed Martin Aegis Baseline 7.1; Link 11/16; AN/USG-7B Cooperative Engagement Capability",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonar System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Ultra integrated sonar suite w/Type 2150 hull-mounted and VDS w/torpedo detection",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Air and Surface Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x AN/SPY-1D(V) Aegis air/surface search",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Surface Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Northrop Grumman AN/SPQ-9B surface search",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Target Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "3 x Raytheon SPG-62 target illuminators",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "2 x L3 Radarpilot 1100 navigation",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electronic Warfare",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x ITT ES-3701 ESM and surveillance system",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Decoy System #1",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "4 x Mk 169 Nulka decoy launchers",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Decoy System #2",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "4 x Terma Mk 137 C-Guard decoy launchers for SRBOC/NATO Sea Gnat",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Decoy System #3",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "LESCUT torpedo decoys (Basic Load: INA)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Decoy System #4",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures (Basic Load: INA)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Communcations: sataliete communications",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x MBS-567A COMINT system",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: torpedo tubes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Triple 323mm Mk 32 Mod 9",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: quantity",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x Triple 323mm Mk 32 Mod 9 fixed launchers Systems",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: torpedo name",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "MU90 Impact",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: torpedo type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Anti-Submarine Torpedo",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: length",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2.85 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: diameter",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "323.7 mm",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: weight",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "304 kg",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: warhead",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "PBX shaped charge warhead",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: warhead weight",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "32.7 kg",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: engine",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Pump-jet Electric",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: operational range",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": ">10 km (5.4 nmi) (max speed) >23 km (12 nmi) (min speed)",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: maximum depth",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": ">1000 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: speed",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "29 kn (54 km/h) to well over 50 kn (93 km/h)",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo Weapon System: guidance system",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Active or passive acoustic homing",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Mk 41 Vertical Launch Systems; Quad RGM-84L Harpoon; Mk 45 Naval Gun; Typhoon Weapon Station; Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Mk 41 Vertical Launch Systems",
      "role": "Surface-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Surface-to-Air Missile"
      },
      "qty": "48 x Mk 41 vertical launch systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "Quad RGM-84L Harpoon",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Missile",
        "Guidance": "on-board Midcourse Guidance Unit (MGU)-IBM digital computer Smiths Industries three-axis ARA Honeywell AN/APN-194",
        "Warhead": "Conventional high-explosive with some penetration capability",
        "Warhead weight": "227 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 0.85",
        "Launcher": "2 x quad RGM-84L Harpoon launchers",
        "Length": "3.90 m"
      },
      "range_km": [
        139,
        148
      ],
      "qty": "8 Harpoon Block II missiles carried"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mk 45 Naval Gun",
      "role": "Naval Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Naval Gun",
        "Caliber": "127 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "16–20 rounds per minute automatic"
      },
      "range_km": 24,
      "qty": "1 x FMC 127-mm/62-cal Mk 45 Mod 2"
    },
    {
      "name": "Typhoon Weapon Station",
      "role": "Remote Weapon Station",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Remote Weapon Station",
        "Caliber": "25 mm"
      },
      "qty": "2 x Rafael 25mm/75-cal Mk 25 Typhoon-G RWS"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS",
      "role": "Close-In Weapon System",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Close-In Weapon System",
        "Guidance": "Ku-band radar and FLIR",
        "Caliber": "20 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "3,000 rounds/minute"
      },
      "range_km": 4,
      "qty": "2 x Raytheon 20-mm Mk 15 Phalanx Block 2B CIWS"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Hobart",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2015 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Brisbane",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2016 Status:Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sydney",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2020 Status: Sea Trials",
      "src": [
        "weg-hobart"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/hobart.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-hobart": {
      "title": "Hobart Class Australian Destroyer",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Hobart_Class_Australian_Destroyer",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}